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| 1 | harangue | (noun) a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion (verb) deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
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| 2 | harbinger | (noun) an indication of the approach of something or someone (verb) foreshadow or presage
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| 3 | harrow | (noun) a cultivator that pulverizes or smoothes the soil (verb) draw a harrow over (land)
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| 4 | harsh | (adjective satellite) sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character" (adjective satellite) used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous climate"; "unkind winters" (adjective satellite) severe; "a harsh penalty" (adjective satellite) extremely unkind or cruel; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant" (adjective satellite) unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous" (adjective satellite) disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"
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| 5 | haughty | (adjective satellite) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swa
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| 6 | haven | (noun) a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary (noun) a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
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| 7 | heed | (noun) paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" (verb) pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"
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| 8 | heinous | (adjective satellite) shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
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| 9 | heresy | (noun) a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion (noun) any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
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| 10 | hermetic | (adjective satellite) completely sealed; completely airtight
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| 11 | heterogeneous | (adjective) originating outside the body (adjective) consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"
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| 12 | hew | (verb) strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak" (verb) make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"
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| 13 | hirsute | (adjective) having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"
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| 14 | hoax | (noun) something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (verb) subject to a palyful hoax or joke
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| 15 | hollow | (noun) a depression hollowed out of solid matter (noun) a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians" (noun) a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks" (verb) remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" (verb) remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite" (adjective satellite) devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" (adjective satellite) as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom" (adjective satellite) deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses" (adjective) not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; "a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"
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| 16 | holster | (noun) a sheath (usually leather) for a handgun; attaches to a belt or saddle (noun) a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools
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| 17 | homogeneous | (adjective) all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group"
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| 18 | hone | (noun) a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors (verb) make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!" (verb) sharpen with a hone; "hone a knife"
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| 19 | hoodwink | (verb) conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" (verb) influence by slyness
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| 20 | hospitable | (adjective) favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment" (adjective) disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations" (adjective satellite) (`hospitable' is usually followed by `to') having an open mind; "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions"
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| 21 | hubris | (noun) overbearing pride or presumption
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| 22 | hurdle | (noun) the act of jumping over an obstacle (noun) a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races (noun) an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation" (verb) jump a hurdle
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| 23 | husk | (noun) outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds (noun) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds (verb) remove the husks from; "husk corn"
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| 24 | hypocrisy | (noun) insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have (noun) an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
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| 25 | iconoclast | (noun) someone who tries to destroy traditional ideas or institutions
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| 26 | iconoclastic | (adjective satellite) characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
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| 27 | idolatrous | (adjective satellite) blindly or excessively devoted or adoring (adjective) relating to or practicing idolatry; "idolatrous worship"
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| 28 | idolatry | (noun) the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God (noun) religious zeal; willingness to serve God
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| 29 | idyll | (noun) a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life (noun) a musical composition that evokes rural life (noun) an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
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| 30 | ignoble | (adjective) completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (adjective satellite) not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians"
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| 31 | ignominious | (adjective satellite) (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human
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| 32 | illicit | (adjective satellite) contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures" (adjective) contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention; "an illicit association with his secretary"
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| 33 | illusory | (adjective satellite) based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of of finding a better job"; "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decisi
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| 34 | imbroglio | (noun) a very embarrassing misunderstanding (noun) an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
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| 35 | immaculate | (adjective satellite) completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" (adjective satellite) without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record" (adjective satellite) free from stain or blemish
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| 36 | immerse | (verb) engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies" (verb) cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" (verb) thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" (verb) enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
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| 37 | imminent | (adjective satellite) close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"
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| 38 | immutable | (adjective) not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature; "the view of that time was that all species were immutable, created by God"
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| 39 | impair | (verb) make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired" (verb) make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
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| 40 | impaired | (adjective satellite) mentally or physically unfit (adjective) diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight"
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| 41 | impassive | (adjective satellite) deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read" (adjective satellite) having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a
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| 42 | impecunious | (adjective satellite) not having enough money to pay for necessities
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| 43 | impede | (verb) block passage through; "obstruct the path" (verb) be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
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| 44 | impediment | (noun) any structure that makes progress difficult (noun) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
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| 45 | impending | (adjective satellite) close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"
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| 46 | imperative | (noun) some duty that is essential and urgent (noun) a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior (adjective) requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" (adjective) relating to verbs in the imperative mood
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| 47 | imperious | (adjective satellite) able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand"
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| 48 | imperiousness | (noun) the trait of being imperious and overbearing
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